Event Date
31st Aug 2026
Blue Faced Leicester
Sheep Lines
Miss A White (Judge)
Derbyshire Gritstone
Sheep Lines
Mr R Greenwood (Judge), Mr N Muffitt (Judge)
Dutch Spotted
Sheep must be Maedi Visne accredited. You must hand in your documents before unloading.
Sheep Lines
S Hanks (Judge)
Jacob
Sheep Lines
Mr B Stanley (Judge)
Mule and Masham
Sheep Lines
Mr A Pye (Judge)
North Country Cheviot
Sheep Lines
Mr S Dodsworth (Judge)
Suffolk
Please note
1) Suffolk classes are restricted to registered flock owners with the Suffolk Sheep Society, and exhibitors will be required to provide their flock number on the day.
2) Sheep must be Maedi Visne accredited. You must hand in the relevant documents before unloading
1) Suffolk classes are restricted to registered flock owners with the Suffolk Sheep Society, and exhibitors will be required to provide their flock number on the day.
2) Sheep must be Maedi Visne accredited. You must hand in the relevant documents before unloading
Kindly Sponsored By: The Suffolk Sheep Society
Sheep Lines
Mr I Briggs (Judge)
Swaledale
Sheep Lines
To Be Confirmed (Judge)
Texel
Sheep must be Maedi Visne accredited. You must hand in your documents before unloading. Run under the Auspices of the Texel Society
Sheep Lines
Mr R Cartledge (Judge)
Whitefaced Woodlands
Sheep Lines
Mr P Wright (Judge), Mrs A Crampton (Judge)
Any Other Pure Breed Continental
Sheep can be Maedi Visne Accredited or NON Maedi Visne accredited
If MV accredited, you must hand in your documents before unloading
If MV accredited, you must hand in your documents before unloading
Sheep Lines
To Be Confirmed (Judge)
Any Other Pure Breed Native
Non Maedi Visne accredited only
Kindly Sponsored By: Stuart Chapman
Sheep Lines
Mr C Symons (Judge)
Rare Breeds (includes Lonks)
Please note GREY FACED DARTMOORS are no longer considered a Rare Breed and must be entered in the Any Other Pure Breed Native classes. In addition: -
1) Non Maedi Visne accredited sheep only
2) Sheep must be on the Rare Breed Survival Trust list
1) Non Maedi Visne accredited sheep only
2) Sheep must be on the Rare Breed Survival Trust list
Sheep Lines
Mr S Forsyth (Judge)
Commercial Lambs
Sheep Lines
To Be Confirmed (Judge)
Young Sheep Handlers
Non Maedi Visne accredited only
Handlers will be judged on the presentation of themselves and their ability to show their animal.
Entrants to these classes (i.e. any animal penned in the young handler lines) cannot be shown in any other class
Handlers will be judged on the presentation of themselves and their ability to show their animal.
Entrants to these classes (i.e. any animal penned in the young handler lines) cannot be shown in any other class
Sheep Lines
Mr S Pell (Judge)
Fleece
We also welcome entries on the day in this category and invite you to bring a lovely fleece from this year's clip with you. You might even find the spinners in the show want to buy it off you at the end of the show!
Livestock Secretary's Tent
Mr G Jones (Judge)
Hay
We welcome entries on the day in this category and would be delighted to see a sample of this year's hay
Livestock Secretary's Tent
Mr G Cooper (Judge)
Hope Valley YFC Commercial Lambs
Sheep Lines
To Be Confirmed (Judge)
Hope Valley Young Farmers Young Sheep Handlers
Cade Lamb must be penned in the HVYFC tent.
If you are also planning to enter Classes 910, 911 or 912, you must enter a different lamb, which should be penned in the sheep lines next to the commercial lambs.
Prize money will be awarded on the day.
If you are also planning to enter Classes 910, 911 or 912, you must enter a different lamb, which should be penned in the sheep lines next to the commercial lambs.
Prize money will be awarded on the day.
Young Farmers Tent
Mrs S Helliwell (Judge)
